The Department of Materials Science and Engineering celebrated its graduates and 2022-2023 departmental awardees at a gathering at Morgan’s Pier on Monday, June 12, 2023. Materials BS/MS student Darrell Omo-Lamai was the undergraduate student speaker at the College of Engineering commencement event held on Thursday, June 15 at the Mann Center. Additionally, a University-wide commencement ceremony took place on Friday, June 16 at Citizens Bank Park.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Awards
Outstanding Research Award
Michel Barsoum
Outstanding Teaching Award
Antonios Zavaliangos
Outstanding Service Award
Christopher Li
Outstanding Staff Award
Sean Blake
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Mark Anayee
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Cyra Gallano
Erika Garro
Darrell Omo-Lamai
Degree Recipients
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Mark Anayee
“Mechanism and Kinetics of MXene Synthesis”
Supervising Professor: Yury Gogotsi
Hussein Osama Mohamed Badr
“Hydroxides-Derived Nanostructures: Scalable Synthesis, Characterization, Properties, and Potential Applications”
Supervising Professor: Michel Barsoum
Michael Carey
“MXene Polymer Nanocomposites: Effect of Surface Modification on the Properties of Multifunctional Thermoplastic and Thermoset Nanocomposites”
Supervising Professor: Michel Barsoum
Chukwuemeka Wisdom Chikelu
“Collagen Nanoyarns: Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Biomaterial Constructs for Tendon Fiber Reconstruction”
Supervising Professor: Caroline Schauer
Tarek Ali Elmelegy
“Synthesis and High-Temperature Properties of Layered Solids: Quaternary Carbides and Borides”
Supervising Professor: Michel Barsoum
Qian Qian
“Self-Assembly of Crystalline Polymer on Water Surface”
Supervising Professor: Christopher Li
Mark C. Staub
“Structure and Properties of Advanced Polymeric Particles Templated by Miniemulsion Crystallization”
Supervising Professor: Christopher Li
Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Carl Thomas Furner
Cyra Trinidad Gallano
Erika A. Garro
Adam Zachary Goad
Joshua Andre Gonzalez
Zihan Lin
Benjamin Vincent Mastrorocco
Anastasia Morozova
Darrell Emake Mbeng Omo-Lamai
Kateryna Shevchuk
Jonathan Shochat
Tran Quang Thai
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Karli Nicole Akin
Hunter William Banavage
Shawn Henry Bittmann
John Quinton Bradley
Sara V. Brodrecht
Michael Andrew Yuan Sen Chen**
Miguel Antonio Ferrer
Carl Thomas Furner*
John-Edward Mawusi Gadasu*
Cyra Trinidad Gallano**
Erika A. Garro**
Fernando Jesus Gonzalez Asencio
Darrell Emake Mbeng Omo-Lamai***
Jared O’Neill
Angelique Rae Rudi*
Jonathan Shochat
Berk Soykan*
Rosalie Angelica Vitale
*Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
***Summa Cum Laude